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25 March 2025FeaturesEuropeJiri Slavik

Interpreting the SPC manufacturing waiver: EU courts diverge

Supplementary Protection Certificate rules interpreted in different ways have left the EU’s generic and biosimilar industries hungry for clarity, explains Jiri Slavik of Adalvo.

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